Sentences with phrase «stalagmite rock»

It was designed by the Majorcan artist, Miquel Barceló, and imitates stalagmite rock formations and sea waves, merging two opposite worlds together.

Not exact matches

The hip bone investigated by the German - Mexican researcher team only escaped being stolen through the protection provided by the rock - hard lime - sinter of the stalagmite.

So Clarke teamed up with geomorphologist Laurent Bruxelles of the University of Toulouse in France to undertake what they claim is the most detailed study yet of how the rocks in the cave, along with its stalactites and stalagmites, were formed.

Previous studies suggest the climate in the region during this time was relatively warm and wet, so the moisture needed to seep through the overlying rocks to create the stalagmites would have been abundant, Verheyden says.

Because that's what Rocamadour is: a beautiful staircase of masochistic proportions, a ravine where pale stone chapels and steepled chateaus cling like stalagmites to the white rock.

You will have the unique opportunity to go snorkeling in the crystalline water in this cenote that is known for its phenomenal rock formations including stalagmites and stalactites.

Limestone rocks, stalactites, stalagmites and corals, form...

Limestone rocks, stalactites, stalagmites and corals, form most of the caves.

You will see many natural rock formations, as well as stalactites and stalagmites.

Go to Jewel Cave to see arabesque displays of stalactites and stalagmites; Mammoth Cave for fossils and mind - bogglingly large chambers; and Lake Cave to watch light filter through spindly rock formations and reflect off an underground lake.

Although you'll have less to explore while snorkeling, you'll still get to enjoy the amazing rock stalactites and stalagmites in the crystal clear water.

In Dream Gate Cenote you'll find many delicate rock formations — including soda straw formations, which are the preliminary stage of stalactite and stalagmite formation.

As you swim in the refreshing waters of the cavern, you will be amazed by the breathtaking rock formations, including stalactites and stalagmites.

It is an elaborate cave system, full of unique rock formations, stalactites and stalagmites.

Diving conditions are ideals: crystal clear freshwater, pleasant temperature, no current, supervisibility and wonderful rock formations, stalagmites, stalactites, light beams, haloclines, air domes.

Your expert guides will lead you on an extensive route into the depths of the Earth, where you will witness a truly beautiful and strange underground world full of amazing rock formations including an array of stalagmites and stalactites.

You will have the chance to explore the caves by foot or scuba diving and discover many different rock formations, stalactites, stalagmites, fossils and even fruit bats.

This is a cave for the physically fit only and is a good cave for those with some caving experience - expect rock walls, small crevices, tiny gaps, bats, blind crickets, spiders, and massive «crystal» stalagmites and stalactites.

There were stalactites and stalagmites and interesting rock formations and bats hung from the rock ceiling above and would fly over my head while making screeching noises.

There are now stalagmites, icicles, moss, plants, rocks, and other «piles» added to enhance the environment

The vertical sculpture, Corner, resembles rock formations in a canyon, or the fusing of a stalactite and stalagmite in a cavern.

Stalagmites form slowly over thousands of years, as calcium, carbon and oxygen from water slowly dripping through the soil and rock above the cave builds up into the cone - shaped rocks seen on the cave floor.

Rather than being composed of volcanic rock, as many other Pacific islands are, the island is made of limestone, making the caves and the stalagmites possible.